Dorothy Jean (Killough) Devlin, age 94, passed away on December 17, 2022, at Heritage of Red Cloud, Red Cloud, Nebraska.
She was born July 23, 1928, the son of James C. and Fannie A. (Miksch) Killough in Washington County Colorado and moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska at age 4. Dorothy graduated from Red Cloud High School in 1946. Dorothy married Darrell Devlin in Red Cloud, NE September 7, 1947, at the Church of Christ in Red Cloud, NE. After returning home from their honeymoon, Darrell and Dorothy moved to the family farm.
Preceding her death were her parents, James C. Killough and Fannie A. Killough; husband, Darrell W. Devlin; brother, James J. Killough, Jr; sister, Beth I. (Killough) Larsen; Daughter-in-Law, Suanne Devlin; and brother, Robert N. Killough.
Dorothy was baptized in 1953 and a member of the Womer Church, until the church closed; she then was a member of the First Christian Church in Smith Center. Darrell and Dorothy moved from the farm to Smith Center in February of 1980. Dorothy was a loving daughter, wife, wonderful mother, and grandma (granny)." They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in 2012 in Salina, KS with family and friends. She was heavily involved in the church at Womer. She was also a member of the Sweet Adalines. She will be sadly missed by family and friends and we will all be left with many wonderful memories.
Survivors include; a daughter Darylnn (Gary) Shipman of Red Cloud, NE; sons, Doug (Gwenda) Devlin of Lebanon, KS; Dale Devlin of Wichita, KS; Dane (Shana) Devlin of Wellsville, KS; 8 Grandchildren, Wade (Taunja) Devlin of Gresham, OR; Travis (Christina) Devlin of Grand Forks, ND; Konni Shipman of Red Cloud, NE; Sharri Kucera of Hastings, NE; Clint (Monica)Shipman of Sutton, NE; Kristen Devlin of Wichita, KS; Genna (Vance) Foster of Spring Hill, KS; Kari (Jacob) Gaskell of Wellsville, KS; 9 Great Grandchildren, Joslyn Kucera, Trenton Devlin, Peighton Devlin, Ashton Devlin, Kierston Devlin, Ryleigh Foster, Remi Foster, Rori Gaskell, Anderson Gaskell; 6 step-great grandkids, Gabe Lee, Kasidy Findling, Alice Findling, Julie Smith, Avery Smith, AJ Smith, and many dear friends.
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